Pete Peeters has been hired as Ducks goaltending consultant, the team announced Tuesday.

Peeters replaces Francois Allaire, who joined the Toronto Maple Leafs this summer primarily to be closer to home.

Peeters, 51, has spent the past eight seasons as goaltending coach for Edmonton, which reportedly did not renew his contract after June 30.

He was previously goaltending coach for the Winnipeg Jets-Phoenix Coyotes franchise from 1993-97.

"Pete Peeters has a proven track record as one of the top goaltending consultants in the league," Ducks general manager Bob Murray said in a release.

"We are pleased to announce he's joined the team."

Peeters compiled a 246-155-51 record with a 3.08 goals-against in 13 seasons with Philadelphia, Boston and Washington. He won the Vezina Trophy and was runner-up for the Hart Trophy in 1983 when he went 40-11-9 with a 2.36 GAA and eight shutouts with Boston.

Peeters was a four-time All-Star and backstopped the Flyers to the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals.

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